Don't tell me you can't eat healthy on a budget

**Dancing Lotus** · 04-10-2011, 05:52 PM

I Used over 50.00 in coupons and saved over 100 dollars.

What I bought

Two packages of Organic frozen Broccoli
Three packages of frozen potatoes
Two bags of green giants frozen corn
4 Kashi dinners ( mayan dinner bake , MY FAVORITE)
1 lb, light life smart veggie grounds
1 package Masoya organic tofu
Tropicana orange juice
2 half gallons silk Almond milk
1 lb portabella mushrooms
1 lb salad mix
2 large vidalia onions
4 baking potatoes
4 packages almond accents
1 can Organic northern beans
2 cans dole diced tomatoes
1 6 pk shock top beer ( dh asked for it, I said NO he would ruin my savings percentage. He got it anyway.

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1 aveeno naturals shampoo (original price is 6.99

1 aveeno naturals conditioner
2 boxes frosted Minni wheat's with fruit
2 boxes of cascadian farms organic cereal
2 wish bones Italian dressing
4 boxes of mullers pasta
6 6pk containers of juicy juice (enough for the rest of the school year)
4 bottles of V8 fusion
2 3count boxes of damprid
1 loaf of honey wheat bread ( kids won't eat homemade

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sales total before all discounts =178.60
special savings = 48.48
store coupons = 24.20
manufacture coupons = 27.80
total savings of 100.48
Grand total including tax was just 79.95 ! Leaving me with 20.00 for the produce stand.

That's the most coupons I have ever used in one trip. I was nervous the cashier was going to give me a hard time , but nope.

**HappyMama** · 04-10-2011, 06:45 PM

Fantastic shopping trip Ann, enjoy your bounty!

**Palooka** · 04-10-2011, 08:22 PM

You did great and some of those foods aren't cheap! WTG

**IndigoMom** · 04-10-2011, 08:30 PM

That is fantastic! I love to hear stories like that. I'm just getting back into couponing...so it's still hit & miss here.

**Ramona** · 04-10-2011, 09:53 PM

I hope, one day, to approximate your shopping trip.

**Rhiamon** · 04-10-2011, 10:42 PM

Thats great!!! I wish we got coupons in the paper etc. But at least in Ontario the only ones I have been able to get are on save.ca and when I use them most of the time the clerks don't even know how to use them, so they always end up calling someone.

**frugalfriend** · 04-11-2011, 01:03 AM

GREAT job, Ann!

**lt98672** · 04-11-2011, 02:32 AM

This is fabulous! I really try to stick with the healthy food. Using coupons and shopping sales is the only way I CAN afford to eat healthy!

**khaski** · 04-11-2011, 07:08 AM

Thanks for debunking a very false coupon 'myth'! Good haul!

**Dancing Lotus** · 04-11-2011, 08:08 AM

I'm finding for the healthier foods, the internet is invaluable.
Most of those were Internet Q's. For things like Kashi, tofu, light life, Cascadian farms and silk if you go directly to their web sight they offer coupons for signing up or taking a short survey. Silk is offering a .75 coupon no strings attached but if you opt to take a 5 question survey they bump the value too 2.00.
I just got an extra email account that I use to sign up for things and check it periodically for new deals in my inbox.